International Yoga Day was proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the United Nations in September 2014 and was first celebrated on June 21, 2015
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International Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21 every year. This is the fifth annual event where group sessions of yoga are held across the world.
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This year's theme is Climate Action. The event was proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the United Nations in September 2014 and was first celebrated on June 21, 2015. June 21 was the chosen date because it is the Summer solstice or the longest day of the year and holds significance in Hindu mythology.
Twitterati is also celebrating the day by sharing pictures of their yoga regimes.
"Yoga for all, all for yoga." — PM @narendramodi was joined by thousands of people for #InternationalYogaDay celebrations. https://t.co/K4rn7PVS3s
— Twitter Moments India (@MomentsIndia) June 21, 2019
All eyes...
— Syed Akbaruddin (@AkbaruddinIndia) June 21, 2019
Observance of the #InternationalDayOfYoga @UN begins.#YogaDay pic.twitter.com/LrVE79U61e
Kerala: Ram Madhav, BJP National General Secretary, performs yoga at an event in Trivandrum. #InternationalDayofYoga pic.twitter.com/DQCpOa4HZT
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
More glimpses of the observance of #InternationalDayofYoga 2019 at Imphal. pic.twitter.com/nCb9G9xa2B
— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) June 21, 2019
Since #Yoga is for everyone. Action at #Army Dog unit. #InternationalDayofYoga pic.twitter.com/G7avKtjemi
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) June 21, 2019
Attended #InternationalDayofYoga celebrations at Rajpath today. Yoga brings the entire humanity together as it unites the people from Tokyo to San Francisco.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) June 21, 2019
The cultural diplomacy of PM Sh @narendramodi played a vital role in popularising Yoga around the world. #YogaDay2019 pic.twitter.com/NryQuAiqaw
My mother started practising Yoga at the age of 72! Today, even at the age of 79, she can do 30 sets of Suryanamaskar at a stretch. She never misses her Yoga class, has changed her dietary habits, and is mentally totally at peace. #InternationalDayOfYoga pic.twitter.com/TyXSCRykZo
— Shefali Vaidya u00e0u00aeu00b7u00e0u00afu0086u00e0u00aeu0083u00e0u00aeu00aau00e0u00aeu00beu00e0u00aeu00b2u00e0u00aeu00bf u00e0u00aeu00b5u00e0u00afu0088u00e0u00aeu00a4u00e0u00afu008du00e0u00aeu00afu00e0u00aeu00be u00e0u00a4u00b6u00e0u00a5u0087u00e0u00a4u00abu00e0u00a4u00beu00e0u00a4u00b2u00e0u00a5u0080 u00e0u00a4u00b5u00e0u00a5u0088u00e0u00a4u00a6u00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u00af (@ShefVaidya) June 21, 2019
Happy morning friends. #InternationalDayOfYoga today. You don't have to be a Master like my Guru #Sivakumar sir to do yoga like this. But at least do some basic yoga to start your day well. I do it every day. Hope you will. Long live the glory of Yoga u00f0u009fu0091u008du00f0u009fu0091u008du00f0u009fu0091u008du00f0u009fu0091u008cu00f0u009fu0091u008cu00f0u009fu0099u008f pic.twitter.com/wcU7NQKIBt
— Dr. Dhananjayan BOFTA (@Dhananjayang) June 21, 2019
Some moments from the #InternationalDayOfYoga2019 in Austin #InternationalDayOfYoga #meditation pic.twitter.com/qTAuMFosV5
— Rajshree Patel (@ByRajshree) June 17, 2019
Amazing Grace! Ms. Heather Lee performing the Padamasana at Lavender Bay, Sydney with the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge as a backdrop. #InternationalDayOfYoga, #YogaDay, #u00e0u00a4u00afu00e0u00a5u008bu00e0u00a4u0097u00e0u00a4u00a6u00e0u00a4u00bfu00e0u00a4u00b5u00e0u00a4u00b8, #u00e0u00a4u0085u00e0u00a4u0082u00e0u00a4u00a4u00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a4u00beu00e0u00a4u00b7u00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u009fu00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a5u0080u00e0u00a4u00afu00e0u00a4u00afu00e0u00a5u008bu00e0u00a4u0097u00e0u00a4u00a6u00e0u00a4u00bfu00e0u00a4u00b5u00e0u00a4u00b8, #YogaDay2019 pic.twitter.com/hQp9ru98S0
— India in Sydney (@cgisydney) June 18, 2019
The resolution on International Day for Yoga was adopted by 177 nations. It was adopted under the "Global Health and Foreign Policy" agenda.
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